Miner&#39;s cap



June l 1926.

A. REPPA MINER's CAP Filed Dec. l5, 1925 Patented June l, 1926i.

i rr a y maar ear ANDREW REPPA, OF BARTON, OHIO.

MINER S CAP.

Application filed December 15,-1925. Seriall No. 75,558.

This invention relates to miners caps and one of the particular obj ectsof the invention is to provide a miners cap with means whereby the headof the miner may be fully protected in case the miner should strike hishead aga-inst the roof or wall of the mine or any projecting part.

Another object is to provide a ininers cap of this character in whichthe cap is ventilated and the metallic shield is held in place by meansof apertured rivets or eyelets.

Other objects will appear in the course of the following description.

My invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings. wherein Figure1 is a perspective view of niiners cap constructed in accordance with myinvention;

Fig. 2 is a vertical and longitudinal sectional view thereof;

Fig. 3 is a perspective View of the hooks supporting the lamp;

Fig. 4e is a vtransverse sectional view through plate 19 and the shield24.

Referring to the drawings it will be seen that I have illustrated afcapof ordinary construction and forni such as commonly worn by miners,Athis cap being designated generally 10 and preferably consisting of anouter layer 11 of textile fabric, an inner layer or lining 12 and anintermediate stuft ing or padding 13 which may be made of any suitablesoft material but is preferably made-of cork, the cork being granulated.The cork is light and affords more ventilation and circulation of airthan would other materials.

Placed over the top of the cap and extending entirely over the crown isa metallic plate 14 of thin sheet metal, preferablysteel. This plate orsheet of metal is formed with a plu rality of tabs 15 and these tabs areheld to the cap by means of annular rivets or eyelets 16 passing overthe plate and through the material of the cap and affording a pluralityof air holes communicating with the inside of the cap. At the rear thisplate extends downward nearly to the lower margin of the cap as at 17and this portion of the plate is provided also with a tab 15 riveted byan annular rivet 16 to the cap.

Riveted to the visor 18 of the cap is a lamp supporting plate 19. Thisplate is of relatively thick metal and is angularly bent at its lowerend so as to fit the visor, then extends upward and inward and its upperend is angularly bent as at 20, the corners of this portion 2O beingpreferably riveted or otherwise attached to the cap as at 21. This upper.portion 2O and this plate is formed preferably with a transverse slot22 having downwardly extending portions 23 at its ends and behind theplate 19 is disposed a shield 24 of relatively thin metal, the marginsof which are shown as being bent over upon the metal plate 20 thisshield being bulged outward to thereby form a longitudinally extendingpocket 25.

rlhe lamp 26 may be as before stated, either an ordinary miners lampsuch as an acetylene lamp or it may be an electric lamp. This lamp isprovided with the usual hooks 27 land these hooks are adapted to extenddownward into the pocket 25 through the slot 22 in the plate 14. Thesehooks 27 are disposed within the extensions 23 of the slot 22 so thatthe llamp is detachably engaged with the cap. The shield plate 2aprevents the hooks 2T from working in through the material of the cap orpressing against the miners forehead. lf an electric lanip is usedwithin the lanip housing 26 then an electric light cable 28 will beengaged with the cap at the rear thereof in any suitable manner as forinstance, by the loop 29 and passes over the top of the cap, beinginsulated of course therefrom, and is connected to the lamp housing 26in any suitable manner. y

It will be understood that the sheet metal plate 14 is to havesufficient thickness so as toy entirely protect the miners head.Aluminuin is easily bent unless it is quite thick and does not offersuitable protection and the cardboard crown which is commonly found inminers hats is very readily cut whenever a miner hits the roof of thecoal or a piece of slate falls on his head. lt will be seen that a Capof thischaraeter entirely protween the layers and a metallic platecover- 10 Vteets the ininers head, prevents the hooks Yof ingYV theupper portion of the rown and the lamp from sticking into the foreheadand riveted thereto, therivets being annular and i permits the readyattichinent or detachment extending entirely through the crown to 5 ofthe'lzunp. I thereby provide ventiluting inenns.

l elai1n: In testimony whereof l hereunto :lllix my 15 A niiners cuphaving a crown comprising signature. V outer and inner layers ofilegible material, l *Y e. pudding of granulated corl: disposed be- LANDY REPPA.

